Off the sidelines
Careers in Canadian aviation move on who you've met. Job fairs, conferences, fly-ins and courses in and around Saskatchewan, gathered every week from associations, flight schools and operators. Pick one, tap I'm going, and see who from the crew will be there.
Schedule refreshed weekly
Crew Directory
Where our students and grads are flying now. Anyone marked Open to questions has offered to help people in, or entering, the industry. Contact details show only when the member chose to share them.
Mentor match
Pick where you want your career to go. We'll surface grads flying that kind of operation who are open to questions.
The Program
Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Commercial Pilot diploma alternates ground school at the Saskatoon Campus on Koyl Avenue with flight training at a partner Saskatchewan flight school, where low traffic and lots of sunshine make for productive flying. Graduates finish with a Commercial Pilot Licence plus a multi-engine or single-engine instrument rating, and Sask Polytech notes that local carriers actively recruit its students.
What you study
- Theory of flight, aircraft engines, airframes and systems, electronic theory
- Navigation, meteorology and flight operations
- Canadian Aviation Regulations
- Crew resource management and human factors
- Multi-engine and instrument flying
- Aviation business, physics, mathematics, communication and cultural awareness
In the sim
The program's ALSIM simulator puts you on departure or approach at any airport in North America, with programmable weather, emergencies and standard operating procedures in single- and multi-engine configurations.
Partner flight schools
- Border City Aviation
- Leading Edge Aviation Ltd.
- Millennium Aviation Ltd.
- Mitchinson Flight Centre
- Regina Flying Club
The Canadian career climb
Commercial operations in Canada are grouped by Canadian Aviation Regulations subpart. Sask Polytech is candid that most first jobs are ground positions at smaller operators, where you prove yourself before moving into a flying seat. Most grads climb through several of these:
Regional and mainline carriers flying turboprops and jets.
Multi-crew turboprops on scheduled and charter routes.
Single-pilot charter, often the first PIC job and often in the north.
Ag spraying, survey, photo and patrol flying.
Instructing on a Class 4 rating builds hours and judgement.
Ramp, dispatch, load control. The usual way in the door.
Diploma to degree
Grads can complete Sask Polytech's Bachelor of Applied Management with two more years of study, with remote and part-time options.
Program details from saskpolytech.ca, 2026–27 academic year. Confirm current figures with the program.
Resources
Canadian aviation sources members keep coming back to. High training costs and long hour-building years are a big part of Canada's pilot pipeline problem, which is why help from people a few rungs ahead matters so much.
Access requests
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